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Army moves closer to IT consolidation
The first two Area Processing Centers are scheduled to open in the fall.
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FEMA's goal is to fill most vacancies
Veteran FEMA watchers are focused on tasks the agency must accomplish to ensure a flexible and trained cadre of employees.
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Lights out
Taking down part of the country’s fiber-optic infrastructure could be a crippling blow, but is it so easily done?
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NOAA responds to IG’s censure
An independent program executive office could help save a troubled environmental satellite project.
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House bill would cut E-Gov Fund request by $2M
The Appropriations Committee proposal still bars OMB from using $40 million in surplus funds to finance e-gov initiatives.
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EDS promotes Banerjee to global leader role
Former leader of government industry group for the Americas and Asia will now lead the business on a global scale.
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Keating joins SRA as Spectrum Solutions Group VP
Perry Keating will be responsible for increasing the company’s business in the enterprise application solutions market.
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IRS modernization gets funding boost in House
H.R. 5576 would give the IRS $212.3 million for the business systems upgrade program, or $45 million more than President Bush’s $167.3 million budget request.
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Contractors seek edge by hiring former feds
Feds’ knowledge of acquisition regs considered a big plus.
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Teresa Takai’s 10 tips for change
Michigan's governor gave the state’s chief information officer full authority to consolidate, reassign and restructure the executive branch’s IT staff.
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Appropriators still wary of e-gov funding
Despite the administration’s efforts, congressional appropriators still seem unwilling to embrace e-government.<@SM>
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Safety Act rule improves process
Final rule clarifies previously vague measures and removes some provisions industry had not liked.
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States lack software to predict tsunami damage
The agency responsible for developing such software does not have enough money to do the work, according to GAO.
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UPDATED: Officials say US-VISIT spending plan not ready
Department approval will free previously frozen funds for many key security efforts.
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Young leaders told to expect ambiguity
A panel urges aspiring federal leaders to learn how to thrive in an environment in which uncertainty is a given.
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OPM unveils new federal career models
The program will offer alternative career paths, such as telework, nonstandard hours and flexible workdays.
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FedSources: Partly sunny forecast for state, local tech spending
Factors that will tend to accelerate state and local IT spending in the next year to 18 months include state budget surpluses and population growth.
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